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SUMPTUOSITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sumptuosity mean? 

SUMPTUOSITY (noun)
  The noun SUMPTUOSITY has 1 sense:

1. the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensiveplay

  Familiarity information: SUMPTUOSITY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUMPTUOSITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

lavishness; luxury; sumptuosity; sumptuousness

Hypernyms ("sumptuosity" is a kind of...):

expensiveness (the quality of being high-priced)

Derivation:

sumptuous (ostentatiously rich and superior in quality)


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